fractional distillation of crude oil
Oil is preheated then passed into column (some of the oil evaporates)
Vapours rise up and cool (some vapours condense, separate and flow out the column in a pipe)
some vapours stay as gases and rise out to the top of the column
Each fraction has a different boiling point and condenses at different levels in the fractioning column
Temperature of the column decreases upwards
Boiling point depends on size of molecules
Small molecules condense at lower temperatures
Big molecules condense at higher temperatures